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Articles 4021 through 4120 of 20587:
- Fanfare To Fizzle (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Aug 09, 2006)
National Rural Health Mission yet to take off
Whether it’s urban renewal or rural health, national missions ~ the UPA dispensation’s buzzword for reaching out to the people ~ ironically reflect the dead hand of government.
- Let’S Not Treat Students As Guinea Pigs (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Aug 09, 2006)
Education has always been a happy hunting-ground for politicians. After coming to power, the first thing a party does is mould the education system in the way it thinks fit.
- Ultrasound (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Aug 09, 2006)
Exposure to ultrasound can affect fetal brain development, a new study suggests. But researchers say the findings, in mice, should not discourage pregnant women from having ultrasound scans for medical reasons.
- Women’S Empowerment (Daily Times, Editorial, Dawn, Aug 09, 2006)
Administering a well-deserved rap on the knuckles to Pakistan, civil society groups attending a UN meeting in New York last month accused the country of “opposing the empowerment of girls in birth control and marital relations”.
- Can The Revolution Outlive Castro? (Daily Times, Mahir Ali, Aug 09, 2006)
It probably would not be considered particularly ageist to contend that no nation’s fortunes ought to be linked to a supreme leader having been in office for several decades.
- Israel Threatens To Extend Offensive (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 09, 2006)
Hezbollah fighters and Israeli ground troops were battling in south Lebanon as diplomats bickered at the United Nations over moves to end four weeks of bloodshed and destruction.
- The Lucky 24 (News International, Editorial, The News International, Aug 09, 2006)
Tourism minister Nelofer Bakhtiar, with her immense knowledge of the tourism industry coupled with her real life experience in the tourism business may be immensely capable.
- Indian Health Groups Welcome New Rural Hiv Push (Reuters, Kamil Zaheer, Aug 09, 2006)
Indian health groups welcomed a government plan on Tuesday to involve tens of thousands of rural politicians in the fight against an HIV/AIDS epidemic, which has made deep inroads in the countryside.
- Floods Maroon Thousands In Indian Cities, 200 Killed (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 09, 2006)
Swirling floodwaters inundated several towns and cities in western and southern India on Tuesday as the military deployed helicopters and boats to help hundreds of thousands of marooned people.
- Take Solutions Launches Oneclinical (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 08, 2006)
Take Solutions, a technology enabled business solutions company, has announced the launch of OneClinical brand of its life sciences product suite, further to its acquisition of . . .
- Love For Kashmir Outdoes Terror (Deccan Herald, Zahoor Malik , Aug 08, 2006)
Fear of terror could not stop Mukesh Vaishnavi of Jaipur from visiting Kashmir again. Despite being injured in a grenade attack on June 21 in Srinagar, he has returned to thank the local people for taking care of him while he was being treated in . . .
- Chhattisgarh Bans Soft Drinks (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 08, 2006)
The Chhattisgarh Government on Monday banned use of soft drinks in all Government organisations of the State, including schools, colleges and State Secretariat.
- Mastermind Behind Aligarh Riots Arrested In Delhi (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 08, 2006)
Wasim was nabbed from Connaught Place in the Capital Wasim had allegedly killed three local leaders in Aligarh in May
- "Give Us A Price, Not A Package" (Hindu, P. SAINATH, Aug 08, 2006)
Vidharbha's farmers are unhappy with the "relief packages" announced by the State and the Centre. They want the larger issues driving the suicides addressed.
- '93 Mumbai Blasts: Court Asks 3 Blasts Accused To Surrender » (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 08, 2006)
A designated TADA court on Monday asked three accused in the 1993 Mumbai serial bomb blast case, who are on interim bail, to surrender within three days or else it would cancel their bail.
- Sarod Player Prays For Life Of Shehnai Legend (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 08, 2006)
A young Sarod player here has embarked on a Vedic `vrat' (resolve) to pray for the life and health of bed-ridden shehnai legend Bharat Ratna Ustad Bismillah Khan.
- Guided Development Of Sabarimala Mooted (Hindu, Roy Mathew, Aug 08, 2006)
Proposes strategy to minimise future disasters
- Ban And Beyond (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 08, 2006)
Enacting a law is not enough, it needs to be implemented.
- Arab Nations Back Lebanon Over Full Israeli Withdrawal (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 08, 2006)
The US on Monday agreed with India that there were anti-India terrorist elements in Pakistan, but at the same time reiterated the stand that Pakistan had turned its back on terrorism.
Assistant secretary of state Richard Boucher also said that . . .
- 'Who's For Conversion, Sonia Or Pope?' (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 08, 2006)
Who said 'Christians have the right to convert?' - Sonia Gandhi, Sister Nirmala, Pope Benedict, Father Prakash.
- 'India Should Support Free Trade In Services' (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Aug 08, 2006)
Atul Vashishtha is CEO of management consulting firm neoIT, which specialises in advising companies on outsourcing to emerging markets. He has been chosen by Consulting Magazine as one of the industry's 'top 25 most influential consultants 2006'.
- 40 Killed In Israeli Air Raids (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 08, 2006)
Lebanese premier Fuad Siniora on Monday said Israeli raids had killed more than 40 people in a "deliberate massacre" in the southern village of Hula as he urged Arab foreign ministers to support an immediate and unconditional ceasefire.
- Motorbike Expedition Launched Ncc Expedition Flagged Off (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 08, 2006)
The rally aims to spread awareness about AIDS
- Pakistan Floods Kill 140, One Mln Homeless In India (Reuters, Kamran Haider, Aug 08, 2006)
Flash floods triggered by torrential rains have killed more than 140 people in Pakistan's northwest, and forced hundreds of thousands out of their homes in neighbouring India, officials said on Monday.
- 69 People Killed In Israeli Raids In Lebanon (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 08, 2006)
Israel continued its offensive against the Hezbollah fighters as a series of bombings in Lebanon claimed the lives of at least 69 civilians with efforts in the United Nations to bring an end to the spiralling violence were stalled.
- Supreme Court Issues Notice To Private College Managements (Hindu, J. Venkatesan, Aug 08, 2006)
Says no approval for admissions if their entrance test is found not fair
- Over 1,500 Marooned Rescued By Army (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 08, 2006)
Over 1,000 soldiers deployed in Marathwada region, J&K and Dantewada
- Directionless Saga Of Science Policy (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Aug 08, 2006)
Planning for science and technology has been a subject of a great deal of academic and political debate - much of it rather rhetorical, however - and an exercise in experimentation since the Second Five Year Plan in 1957, a year before the . . .
- Devi Shetty (Business Standard, Subir Roy, Aug 08, 2006)
He has already built four of the country's largest heart hospitals, but wants to do three more, all to cut costs.
- The Indian Outsourcing Saga (Hindu, Anand Parthasarathy, Aug 08, 2006)
Highlights the achievements of pioneers who put India on the world map of BPO
- Israeli Warplanes Strike Beirut's Southern Suburbs, Kill 22 (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 08, 2006)
The Israel-Hezbollah conflict took another ominous turn when Israel hit close to to the heart of Beirut, killing at least 22 and wounding 60.
- Unadulterated Lies (News International, Editorial, The News International, Aug 08, 2006)
'The attendant propaganda -the abuse of language and eternal hypocrisy - has reached its nadir in recent weeks,' says John Pilger of the undiluted lies discharged daily by the western media since the beginning of the Lebanon crisis.
- Hostage Drama Ends As 2 Militants Killed, 3 Rescued (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 08, 2006)
Even as militants gunned down two soldiers, looted their weapons and escaped in Kulgam-Qazigund belt of south Kashmir today, two militants and a soldier got killed and three persons were rescued in a fierce gunbattle at Shirpora in the same . . .
- Arabs Demand Israel Pullout As More Civilians Die (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 08, 2006)
Arab nations demanded Israel pull its troops out of Lebanon as part of any UN resolution to end a war in which at least 30 people were killed today by Israeli strikes.
- Not So Fast (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Aug 08, 2006)
The government’s proposed New Drug Policy is being justified by taking recourse to the recent interim decision by the Supreme Court. However, it is imperative that we understand the purpose and the reasoning of the Supreme Court before we go . . .
- Guided Development Of Sabarimala Complex Mooted (Hindu, Roy Mathew, Aug 08, 2006)
Draft Master Plan proposes strategy to minimise future disasters
Suggests environment-friendly development
Improved transportation facilities proposed
Working committee discusses proposals
- Is The Outsourcing Boom Over? (Daily Excelsior, Arvinder Kaur, Aug 08, 2006)
As companies start out sourcing more selectively and strategically and onshore providers face new pressures, questions are being raised over the future of outsourcing.
- 40 Die In Israeli Strike On Lebanese Village (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 08, 2006)
An Israeli attack on a Lebanese border village killed more than 40 people Monday, the prime minister said, raising the day’s death toll to 55 in heavy fighting between Israel and Hezbollah guerrillas despite efforts toward a cease-fire.
- 40 Villagers Die In Israeli Air Raid (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 08, 2006)
More than 40 villagers were killed in an Israeli air strike in southern Lebanon, Lebanese Prime Minister said today as Tel Aviv vowed to intensify its offensive a day after suffering the heaviest casualty in cross-border rocket attacks by Hezbollah.
- Groundwater Not The Culprit (Deccan Herald, Devinder Sharma , Aug 08, 2006)
The cola companies are taking the consumers for a ride in developing countries, giving false excuses.
- The Ultimate Multiple Personality Inside Us (The Economic Times, MUKUL SHARMA, Aug 08, 2006)
Multiple personality, or dissociative identity disorder (DID) as it’s called these days, is a condition described as the existence in one single individual of two or more distinct identities or ego-states, each with its own pattern of perceiving . . .
- Blast Kills 1, Injures 12 At Digboi (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 08, 2006)
One civilian was killed and more than 12 persons, including four paramilitary force personnel were critically wounded, when suspected Ulfa militant triggered off a powerful bomb blast at Digboi, the oil township of Assam on Monday.
- Keep Unaided Institutions Out Of Obc Quota Bill, Pm Tells Arjun (Indian Express, Varghese K George, Aug 08, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is said to have asked H R D Minister Arjun Singh to exclude “unaided educational institutions” from the proposed 27% reservation for Other Backward Classes (OBC) in higher education. And incorporate in the Bill a . . .
- Top Lanka Police Official Killed In Mine Explosion (Deccan Herald, P KARUNAKHARAN , Aug 08, 2006)
A top police official attached to the counter-insurgency Special Task Force and his driver were killed in a powerful claymore mine explosion by suspected LTTE cadres in Sri Lanka’s Central Kandy district on Monday.
- Law-Governed Solution (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 08, 2006)
The voices of the innocent must be heard above the din of war.
- War Of The Little Comrades (Pioneer, K Govindan Kutty , Aug 08, 2006)
Left's petty politics spares none; in Kerala, VS Achuthanandan is being targeted on the issue of self-financing colleges, endangering careers of students ----
- Israel Targets Hezb Rockets (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 08, 2006)
Israel believes it will be able to reduce the threat posed by Hezbollah missiles by targeting resupply convoys and by getting an international force to keep rockets out of south Lebanon, Israeli government officials said.
- At Least 40 Dead In Israeli Air Raids, Says Lebanon (Hindustan Times, Reuters, Aug 08, 2006)
An Israeli air raid killed more than 40 people in a Lebanese village on Monday, Lebanon's prime minister said, and other air strikes killed 19 after diplomatic efforts to end the 27-day-old war stalled.
- Defang Hizbullah (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 08, 2006)
Mere UNSC resolution will not do ---- It is possible that the US and France will be able to convince the UN Security Council to adopt the proposed resolution calling for "full cessation of hostilities" between Israel and Hizbullah as a first step . . .
- Karnataka Government Likely To Ban Pepsi, Cola In Schools (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 08, 2006)
Close on the heels of states like Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat banning sale of soft drinks in the premises of educational institutions, the state government in Karnataka is also contemplating to ban sale of Pepsi and Coca Cola in schools.
- It Exports See 36 Per Cent Growth (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 08, 2006)
Signaling the good health of domestic IT industry, a new survey has pointed out that while export has grown by more than 36 per cent...
- Woman And Child As Merchandise (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Aug 07, 2006)
Biswajit Ghosh and Ananda Mohan Kar
The problem of trafficking against women and children in India is now an important social issue. It refers to the movement of men, women and children from one place to another through force, coercion or . . .
- India: Human Trafficking Fuelling Hiv (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Aug 07, 2006)
Images of guns, drugs and rebels have long defined India’s troubled northeast. Now, a study across eight states in this resource-rich, infrastructure-poor, conflict-scarred region seeks to highlight a new worry:
- Quality And Price — The Basic Factors (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Aug 07, 2006)
An action plan to reduce the cost of doing business is stated to have been finalised by the ministry of industries and production, something urgently needed to make the economy globally competitive.
- Getting Health Premiums To Fall (Business Standard, Sunil Jain, Aug 07, 2006)
While most have interpreted the Insurance Regulatory Development Authority’s (IRDA’s) proposal to allow the free pricing of non-life insurance premiums from January 1 next year as a sign that health insurance rates will rise, if the IRDA does its . . .
- India: Looking Back And Forward (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Aug 07, 2006)
I came to India four years ago at an exciting time in India’s recent history. Change was palpable and a new sense of confidence was in the air.
- Is Terror In India Becoming Home Grown? (Daily Excelsior, Sarla Handoo, Aug 07, 2006)
Till the Mumbai blasts took place on 11/7, one would have perhaps rejected out of hand, the view that terror in India is home grown. That is because New Delhi has sufficient reason to believe that Pakistan is behind our terror trouble.
- The Precedence Principle (Business Standard, Bibek Debroy, Aug 07, 2006)
There is a law in economic policy-making. For every silly policy, there is a precedence somewhere in the world. Indians should be flattered that the Indian Drug Price Control Order (DPCO) of 1955 is being cited by the Philippines and Malaysia, in an . . .
- Justice’S New Phase (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 07, 2006)
What The Sunday Express found out via a right to information application the government surely knew already—that extra quotas in higher education would be less problematic, both from the point of view of interest group conflicts and perhaps also . . .
- In The Fitness Of Things (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Aug 07, 2006)
The Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI) has received a critical impetus by the appointment of renowned cardiologist Dr Srinath Reddy from AIIMS as president, and the induction of Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission Montek Singh Ahluwalia . . .
- When It Comes To Mr Q, The Right To Know Doesn’T Apply (Indian Express, Arun Jaitley, Aug 07, 2006)
Despite request under RTI, CBI declines information on freezing, defreezing of Quattrocchi accounts, Central Information Commission says ‘any attempt to compile voluminous information will disproportionately divert public resources’
- Will Food Safety Bill Improve Standards? (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Aug 07, 2006)
The recent reports on pesticides in soft drink lead to a big question. What would these residues be called? Following the scientific norm, these are contaminants, which should not have been there. But according to the Food Safety and Standards Bill, . .
- Funding One’S Own Social Security Cheques (The Financial Express, Sucheta Dalal, Aug 07, 2006)
We are a country that offers no social security to most senior citizens (even after a lifetime of paying taxes), no long-term Medicare plans and increasingly, not even medical insurance for people over 55. Senior citizens also have few tax breaks . . .
- Israel’S Turn To Feel The Shock (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 07, 2006)
Hizbollah today killed 12 Israeli soldiers in its deadliest rocket strike yet and Israeli bombs killed 19 Lebanese civilians as Lebanon rejected a draft UN resolution to end the 26-day-old war.
- Wrong Pest (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 07, 2006)
When denial works, nothing else is needed. The cola companies, Coca-Cola and PepsiCo, have confidently denied the possibility of impermissible levels of pesticides in their products.
- Development Schemes Lined Up For East Delhi (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 07, 2006)
Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit has said that in the run-up to the Commonwealth Games in 2010, East Delhi will witness tremendous infrastructural development.
- Sustainable Growth (Tribune, B.G. Verghese, Aug 07, 2006)
Suicide deaths, growing indebtedness, wheat imports and stagnant food production coupled with declining crop productivity signal a farm crisis that can no longer be ignored.
- The Conflict Will Damage Lebanese Workers (Hindu, Heather Stewart, Aug 07, 2006)
The damage to infrastructure in Lebanon is The damage to infrastructure in Lebanon is estimated to cost at least œ13 billion to repair.
- Rajasthan Government Preparing New Human Development Report (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 07, 2006)
To facilitate planning for improving the standard of life of people
- Improving Delivery Of Public Services (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 07, 2006)
The focus of the recently released, India-specific, World Bank's Development Policy Review, is seen in its title "Inclusive Growth and Service Delivery: building on India's success."
- Pm, Sonia Woo Lalu & Paswan (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 07, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi are both banking heavily on railway minister Lalu Prasad Yadav and steel minister Ram Vilas Paswan to dilute and fragment the 27 per cent reservation for the OBCs in educational institutions.
- Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh Ban Soft Drinks (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 07, 2006)
Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh on Sunday banned the sale of aerated drinks following reports that they had pesticide residues.
- Kerala Education Act: A Model For The Nation (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 07, 2006)
Consensus in matters such as education is desirable, but not always possible. That, however, should not impede society from advancing towards social justice and equality. The government's duty is to pave the way for it.
- Google Expertise For Aravind Hospital (Hindu, S. Vijay Kumar, Aug 07, 2006)
The role of Information Technology (IT) in eye care management is set to scale new heights with global IT major, Google, offering to provide its expertise to Aravind Eye Hospital.
- Impact On Growth (Deccan Herald, Prem Shankar Jha, Aug 07, 2006)
The FM’s moves seem as if the government wants to regain control over banks. But his advice to banks is right.
- The Challenges Posed By Polio (Deccan Herald, Manu N Kulkarni, Aug 07, 2006)
Lessons from past failures must guide planners to move in the right direction.
- Colas And Farmer (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 07, 2006)
Soft drinks in face of hard truths ---- For the second time in three years, a Delhi-based environmental NGO has tested samples of popular colas and found them contaminated by pesticides at levels that are deemed dangerous for human consumption.
- 10 Israeli Soldiers Die In Hizbollah Rocket Attack (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 07, 2006)
Hizbollah killed 10 Israeli soldiers today in its deadliest rocket strike yet and Israeli bombs killed 10 Lebanese civilians as Lebanon rejected a draft U.N. resolution to end the 26-day-old war.
- 12 Civilians Killed In Israeli Raid On South Lebanon (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 07, 2006)
Twelve civilians were killed in two Israeli bombing raids on southern Lebanon early on Monday, police said.
- Lebanese Fishermen Devastated (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Aug 07, 2006)
The men walked sombrely past the skeletons of bombed buildings, shards of broken glass and charred metal crunching under their feet.
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